Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Seven Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
Sobriety for Women Blog
A safe space for women to share their real-life stories about addiction, recovery, and sobriety. Submit Your StoryBig Book Thumper: Work Steps or Die!
Written By: Fiona Stockard Hardcore Sobriety I was lucky enough to get sober with a bunch of Big Book thumpers. Actually, scratch that, I don’t know if I’d have gotten sober without them. Really, I was graced enough to be given the gift of sobriety from a bunch of Big...
The Top Five Signs Your Co-Worker is a Recovering Alcoholic
By: Tim Myers How To Tell Your Co-Working is a Recovering Alcoholic Almost four years ago I stopped drinking. I have no idea why I did, I just did. I’d tried for many years to quit, but for some reason on December 6th 2010, I stopped. Now, my problem wasn’t stopping....
The Top Five Signs Your Co-Worker is an Alcoholic
By: Tim Myers Recognizing One of Your Own If you wanted to know if your classmate was gay, you’d ask the opinion of your gay friends. If you wanted to know if your cousin was a tiger, you wouldn’t ask a monkey. You’d ask another tiger. If you’re wondering if you’re...
Faith Facts Friday with Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Basic Text Broken Down - Part Six Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other recover from drug and alcohol addiction. It was founded in July of 1953, just celebrated its sixty-first anniversary, and boasts...
I’m Sober, but my Brother’s a Junkie: Dealing with Family in Active Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Addiction is a Family Disease…So What? First, let me say that my brother isn’t a junkie! He’s a great guy with absolutely no substance abuse problems. It was just a catchy title, I swear! It’s 2014. By now, we all believe and accept that...
More on Michael Phelps – the Famous Swimmer Enters Treatment
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Saga of Michael Phelps Last week, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested for drunk driving. That story made me ask the question of whether Michael is an addict and alcoholic. After all, this isn't his first run in with the law. He...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Six Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
Women in Recovery: What a Girl Wants, What a Girl Needs
Written By: Fiona Stockard My Name is Fiona and I'm an Addict It took me far too long to say those words. It took me even longer to mean them. My road to recovery from substance abuse began the first time I made myself vomit. See, before I could imagine getting...